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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Maria Antoun Henri, Texas A&M University ; Norma Perez, Houston Community College; Madeline Burillo, Houston Community College; Roberto Sanchez, Houston Community College

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are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.IntroductionThe new boom in the energy sector is having very positive effect on manufacturing activities in Texas. U.S.census data from 2013 shows that Texas ranks first in the nation in terms of manufacturing exports ($250.4billion) and manufacturing capital investment ($17.6 billion), and ranks second in the nation with respectto manufacturing employment (874,460) 1. A significant portion of this manufacturing activity is aimed atthe oil and gas sector; manufacturing serves this sector in multiple ways. The direct applications ofmanufacturing in oil and gas sector are in refineries and petrochemical industries. Likewise, manufacturingof machines and the fabricated metal industries

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku

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emergedduring observations of our teaching and work with founders. Four concerns areexamined in the context of classroom teaching in one specific Graduate Design MethodsClass with applications to other settings: 1) The blurring of entrepreneurial levelconcepts with individual-level story phenomena, 2) The misleading characterization of asuccessful storyteller as extraverted, 3) Over-reliance on specific strategies, and 4)Implicit acceptance of current Silicon Valley models. The focus of the current work is on providing an approach that alerts participantsto the distinction between conversational storytelling and overly rehearsed pitches orpresentations. Unlike the recipe that begins with a “frame, then practice, practice,practice, and deliver

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Outreach in K12 through College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Elizabeth S Hart, University of Dayton; Laura Kozuh Bistrek, University of Dayton; Shaquille T. Tensley, University of Dayton

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students, however the main gain for the female students wasfound to be higher than that of the male students. These results show that the outreach activitieswere effective at increasing the K-12 students’ attitudes, interest and awareness towards STEM,but they were more effective for the females.IntroductionNumerous papers and reports have been written that describe the crisis facing the United States(US) with regard to literacy in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) andthe shortage of engineers in the US.1-4 In particular, the US needs engineers to fuel economicgrowth, maintain global competitiveness and to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges.5-8In a 2008 NBC.com article, Alan Boyle reports, “After a year of

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Online, Hybrid, and other Virtual Learning Environments

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Christian Rogers, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jesse Connor Satterwhite, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Computers in Education

advanced VR technology to bridge the STEM skillgap is the VOTE (Virtual reality based Online Technology and Engineering) platform with the AVML(Advanced Virtual Manufacturing Lab, [5, 6]) as the first VR module for teaching students the principlesof CNC milling & turning and providing them with VR training on these advanced machines (Figure 1). Figure.1: (LEFT) AVML; (RIGHT) VPL (Virtual Physics Lab, another VR module)The AVML includes advanced multimedia lectures delivered using near-photorealistic intelligent virtualtutors and hands-on training on near-realistic virtual CNC milling machines and lathes. Software modulesused in the AVML include: an object-oriented scene-graph engine for displaying and navigating in 3Denvironments (this

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundemental and Evaluation: Embedded Programs in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey A. Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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series of STEM integration activities that allowed students to usevarious aspects of engineering to solve a problem. In this integrated STEM unit, studentsexplored cells, DNA, biotechnology, and surface area to complete an engineering designchallenge. The engineering challenge allowed students to take part in one aspect of health byimproving a process used in the development of medicines. The schedule of the lessons and asummary are provided in Table 1. For the purpose of this study, the only lesson examined forEBR was the last lesson, the engineering challenge. During the first five lessons, students learnedabout the engineering problem and gathered background information through science inquirylessons in order to prepare for designing a

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan W. Valvano, University of Texas - Austin; Ramesh Yerraballi, University of Texas - Austin; Chad Fulton, University of Texas - Austin

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way in unraveling the perceived complexities in delivering a laboratory experience tothousands of students from around the globe. We believe the techniques developed in this classwill significantly transform the MOOC environment. Effective education requires students tolearn by doing. In the traditional academic setting this active learning is achieved through a labcomponent. Translating this to the online environment is a non-trivial task that required severalimportant factors to come together. First, we have significant support from industrial partnersARM Inc. [1] and Texas Instruments [2]. Second, the massive growth of embeddedmicrocontrollers has made the availability of lost-cost development platforms feasible. Third, wehave assembled a

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STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University

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president of ASEE Student Chapter at Texas Tech University. He can be reached at ibrahim.yeter@ttu.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 1 Understanding “Failure” is an Option "If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood or divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." –Antoine de Saint Exupéry Introduction In 2005, the National Academy of Science, the National Academy of Engineering, andthe Institute of Medicine published the report, Rising Above the

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Justin L Hess, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, otherscholars recognize utilizing empathy requires not only empathic competence, but also awillingness to employ empathy8. With this in mind, more work needs to be done to betterunderstand how engineering students conceptualize empathy and view its role in engineeringpractice. Such understanding can further enhance efforts to promote the development of moreempathic engineers. To fill this gap in the literature, we investigated the ways that engineeringstudents described empathy and its application in their engineering work at a large publicMidwestern University. As such, this study was guided by the following research questions: 1. How do engineering students describe their experiences with empathy? 2. From the perspective of engineering students

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Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory; Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory; Aunshul Rege, Temple University; Saroj K Biswas, Temple University; Michael Haney, University of Idaho; Michael John Santora, University of Idaho; Brian K. Johnson, University of Idaho, Moscow; Ronald Laurids Boring; D. Subbaram Naidu P.E., University of Minnesota Duluth; John F. Gardner, Boise State University

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University in 1981, and his M.S. and Ph.D. (all in Mechanical Engineering) from Ohio State in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He has published more than 60 peer-reviewed research papers, 2 textbooks and has been awarded 3 US Patents. He is a registered professional engineer in the state of Idaho and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Multidisciplinary Game Based Approach for Generating  Student Enthusiasm in Addressing Critical Infrastructure  Challenges Introduction  1​Building upon experiences from past course offering

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Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alison J. Kerr, The University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, The University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., The University of Tulsa

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complete. The survey yielded 61 usable sets ofresponses.As mentioned above, the survey consisted of three components used in the lecture: a series ofethics awareness and efficacy questions, two open response questions, and the ESIT moralreasoning measure.Ethics awareness and efficacy questions were on a 5-point scale asking students to respond withthe extent to which they agreed with each of the following five statements: 1. I am aware of what the ethical guidelines for the field of science and engineering encompass. 2. I am confident in my ability to act ethically in my field of science and engineering. 3. I think at times it will be challenging for me to make ethical decisions in science and engineering. 4. I think ethical

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Student Success I: Interventions and Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ben Pelleg, Drexel University; Kristin Imhoff, Drexel University ; Kevin Ayers, Drexel University; Philipp A. Boettcher

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Educational Research and Methods

Discussion Over the time period from April 10th, 2014 to March 20th, 2015, ACE had 3117 walk-invisits with 882 unique students. Additionally, ACE had 211 appointment visits with 61 uniquestudents. The average student came to ACE for 3.5 visits, with an average visit time of 1.3 hours,for a total time of about 4.5 hours. The average GPA of students visiting ACE was 3.07.A. Demographics Of the students visiting ACE, 73% were male and 27% were female, compared to theCollege of Engineering’s population of 82% male and 18% female, as seen in figure 1. Thisagreed with a previous study at Lehigh University showing that females were overrepresented inchoosing to receive tutoring17. The majority of students visiting ACE are not Hispanic or

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Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra S. Fuentes, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Unversity

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interview protocol to focus on some observed patterns in the survey data. We expectthis paper will be of interest to scholars involved with teaching and/or conducting research onethics, social responsibility, and related topics.IntroductionAs suggested by one recent headline, engineers are a “last line of defense” between disasters andthe public.1 Such statements take on additional gravity given recent engineering catastrophessuch as the levee failures after Hurricane Katrina, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, GM’sautomotive recall for faulty ignition switches, and Volkswagen’s “dieselgate” emissions scandal.As technological advances lead to exponential increases in the complexity of the human-builtworld and interactions of the natural and built

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Yousef Ismail, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Bing Guo, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Konstantinos E. Kakosimos, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Raelene Dufresne, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Nasser Alaeddine, Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar

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innovations have significantly impacted our lives. The Internet,mobility, and social media – along with other emerging technologies - have irrevocably alteredthe way we live, work, play, and learn 1, 2, 3, 4. The outburst of relatively cheap digitaltechnologies that breakdown the boundaries of time and space present organizations withtransformational tools to realize higher efficiencies, improve productivity, and achieve betteroutcomes.In this age of pervasive technology use, grew a new generation of students who are adept atusing sophisticated technologies at home, work, and in school. Anytime-anywherecommunication, collaboration, and sharing are a mere selection of trends shaping the attributesof new student learners. Technology is becoming a

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beau Vezino, University of Arizona

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

curriculumtend to minimize or avoid uncertainty because it is perceived as increasing anxiety and loweringthe quality of instruction.1, 2 Instead, teachers overwhelmingly tend to focus on familiar, well-structured, or procedural tasks that are low in both ambiguity and risk.3, 4With the integration of engineering in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)5,uncertainty, which is an inherent aspect of engineering,4-8 may finally play a larger role in the K-12 education system. Due to this inherent uncertainty, K-12 engineering education holds thepotential to provide students with opportunities to face problems with uncertainty and developthe abilities, mindset and strategies engineers use to tackle and overcome the uncertainty of ill-structured and

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Evaluating and Measuring Recruiting and Major Selection Strategies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Andrew Patrick Daire, University of Houston; Christopher L. Parkinson, University of Central Florida; Diandra J. Prescod , Pennsylvania State University ; Christopher T. Belser, University of Central Florida

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beginning of their second term, after the CareerPlanning or STEM Seminar interventions. The STEM majors, grouped by college, included forthis study are: (a) College of Engineering and Computer Science (Aerospace, Civil,Construction, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Photonics and MechanicalEngineering, Computer Science), (b) College of Medicine (Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology)and (c) College of Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Forensic Science, Mathematics, Physics andStatistics). Table 1 outlines the breakdown of those who started in COMPASS by college(declared major beginning of second term), gender and ethnicity and the total university STEMpopulation for each cohort year. Gender and ethnicity data are calculated as a percentage

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Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, weseek to encourage other engineering science educators to consider integrating social justice intotheir courses.IntroductionResearch on perceptions of the engineering curriculum has accentuated a hierarchy of knowledge“with technical problem solving at the core and everything else at the periphery” [1]. Thathierarchy can be envisioned as a series of concentric circles (Figure 1). At the core of thehierarchy is the component of the curriculum that faculty value most, and as such students learnto do the same: the engineering sciences (ES). In the hierarchy, second place goes to engineeringdesign, followed by courses in the humanities and social sciences (HSS

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Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D. Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey T. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

responsibility for establishing andmaintaining departmental cultures4. They should ‘develop trusting, close, and supportiverelationships with their faculty members’ (2, p. 55), and they should have ‘a genuine concernfor the department and its members…loyalty toward academic colleagues…personal integrityfor maintaining trust and credibility’ (11, p. 42). Effective heads are able to reduce, resolveand prevent conflict, ‘foster the development of individual faculty members’ talents andinterests’, and ‘maintain faculty morale’ (1,p. 581). Successful heads serve as role models andmentors, and encourage and support their faculty (6, p. 496).Despite these normative assertions of how things should be, however, the body of literatureon department heads and their

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Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni H. Newton, CEISMC; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stefanie A Wind, Georgia Institute of Technology

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1. In moving away from the historically vocational classes at the high school level,many schools have done away with ‘wood shop’ and other hands-on courses, but the need forworkers with design-build skills has not disappeared along with these courses 2.While Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are recognized as importantareas for growth due to demand for skilled workers in these areas, there are many challengesassociated with creating a truly integrated STEM course at the high school level that is relevant,authentic, and flexible enough to be taught to students of varying skills and career aspirations.A new, introductory advanced manufacturing high school course is being developed as part of aNational Science Foundation

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Sina Arjmand, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Ecuadorian villages and twovillages in Panama that did not have a reliable water source. The paper will discuss the creationof a new course that allows the university to offer an international design experience within thetraditional Capstone course, and it will further compare the outcomes of the international servicelearning frameworks to the standard senior design projects.IntroductionMany Engineering programs are becoming interested in including an international servicelearning project into the school’s curriculum [1-6, 8, 9, 12-20]. There are many components in atypical international service learning experience that can benefit both the students and the school.[7, 10] One of the first and well documented benefits comes from the value project

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

supported by parentswho themselves had both expectations and concerns about their children entering anexperimental pilot program. This paper explores those hopes and concerns, and facultymembers’ responses to them. Page 26.677.2Literature ReviewTransition to college life holds many promises of independence, new friends, experiences, andcareer prospects. However, along with the excitement comes anxiety and fear that mayundermine positive feelings and, if left unchecked, may make it difficult for some students tocontinue their academic career. After all, the freshman year is the toughest one students face intheir lifetime [1]. If these fears are not

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Multidisciplinary Teamwork

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Andrea Prier, University of Waterloo; Taghi Khaniyev, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Jason Andrew Grove, The University of Waterloo; Samar Mohamed, University of Waterloo; Stephanie Joan Johnson M.Ed, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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different performance objectives and whereconflict situations are intentionally created. In the second workshop, students are assigned differentteam roles and challenged to build a simple LEGO structure under different conditions of verbaland written communication channel effectiveness. The combined learning outcomes of the firsttwo workshops are understanding the characteristics of effective teams, developing strategies foreffective teamwork, building active listening skills, and asking effective questions.As the workshops are developed and implemented, ongoing assessment of their effectiveness inimproving students’ teamwork-related KSAs is focused on the workshops’ impact on (1) students’knowledge of generic teamwork competencies (or “declarative

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Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farshid Zabihian, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

showed a significant improvement in students understanding. Theirfeedback also indicated that while they learned a lot, they had a fun time and enjoyed the course.IntroductionThe introduction of renewable energy to the students while they are in the high school level oreven earlier is becoming popular. The department of Energy and National Renewable EnergyLaboratory (NREL) [1, 2], Illinois Valley Community College [3], the Union of ConcernedScientists [4], and others [5, 6] have published guidelines and booklets for this purpose.This paper presents the hands on approach to educate the high school students who attended theSTEM summer camp at West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) aboutthe concepts of energy in general and

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Engineering Libraries: Extending Our Outreach

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellie Ransom, Columbia University Libraries; Krystie Wilfong, Columbia University Libraries

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Engineering Libraries

electronic resourcepromotional campaign to advertise our large electronic collections, and offering workshopsthroughout the academic year to fill gaps the curriculum did not support.Literature Review Kathy Dempsey defines marketing as “taking steps to move goods from producers toconsumers. It’s determining what people want, delivering it, evaluating consumer satisfaction,and then periodically updating that whole process” 1. She goes further in specifying thedifference between marketing and promotion stating “promotion is furthering the growth ordevelopment of a product or service. It’s not just aiming toward good will; it’s encouragingpeople to use that product or service by telling those people how it would benefit them” 2.Dempsey also

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Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Manufacturing

work done in this study as a thematicanalysis. Even though our data does not replicate traditional data used for thematic analysis,this study sits well within the definition of a “method for identifying,analysing and reporting patterns”1 (p. 79). Particularly as a theoretical analysis, as it renderswell our theoretical and analytical interests in the subject matter.FindingsFigure 1. Makerspaces in the United StatesMakerspaces in the United States and select other cultural contextsThe first search in cyberspace for this thematic analysis comprises of looking for piecesassociated with the words “maker”, “make”, “makerspace” and “co-working space” over theInternet via a Google search. Figure 1 shows applicable results from this search in

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session III: Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan J Bremner, University of Glasgow; Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Yangyang Liu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Xingang Liu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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continually adapt to its business environment, its customerdemands, and the needs of the wider society whether through legislation or changing market.This phenomenon is well known and the subject of many business management texts [1].Similarly for University undergraduate engineering courses to be effective and acceptable toboth students and industry they must be continually revised to incorporate the latest thinking,both in technology and pedagogy. Traditionally, the method used to ensure courses remainedrelevant was to approach companies in the immediate locale of the education institution orlocal alumni [2] and elicit membership to form an Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). Thisapproach was effective when companies addressed markets which were

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

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challenges that lie ahead of them at college [1] [2] [3] [4]. Mostexisting programs are on-campus, small-scale programs that focus on one or two areas of studentpreparation, such as mathematics or science. An on-campus summer bridge program for theentire College of Engineering freshman class would be cost prohibitive. Instead, in an effort toincrease the retention and success rate of its engineering students, the University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) Lee College of Engineering implemented an onlinesummer bridge program for all incoming freshmen. This work explores the program anddiscusses its early results.Identifying the ProblemEngineers are the problem solvers of the future. The President’s Council of Advisors onScience and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University; Christina Paguyo, Colorado State University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Heather Lysbeth Henderson, West Virginia University

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in inclusive environments. In this NSF-funded project, we collaborate withengineering faculty to design and implement interventions for first-year engineering students tostrengthen their engineering identities and raise their awareness of how diversity benefits theengineering profession. This paper and poster describe the activities implemented during thefirst intervention year of the project and preliminary findings. The paper addresses the followingquestions: 1. What experimental intervention activities potentially support engineering students in developing engineering identities and appreciating diversity? 2. What patterns emerge in participants’ engineering identities and appreciation of diversity after the experimental

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher E Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Alan Toney II, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Ayokunle Adeyemi Akangbe, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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being developed toappraise student learning and will be utilized at the end of the current semester.1. IntroductionA. Motivation of the ProjectIncreasing demands for cheap protein has led to the degradation of many sensitive ecosystems. Asa result, an urgent need exists for the adoption of more sustainable production systems. A viablealternative to terrestrial protein production is aquaculture, of which, shrimp farming is particularlypromising. Shrimp farming, usually undertaken in coastal areas, requires fewer inputs and may be Page 26.720.2done intensively although eutrophication has always been a concern. Culturing algae in tandemwith such

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ernzen, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Robert J Culbertson, Physics Department, Arizona State University

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-preparedstudents and students from under-represented groups. Page 26.578.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Effect of Student-Centered Programs on Retention of Engineering Students Page 26.578.3Background/RationaleRecent research indicates that engineering students tend to leave their major at a rate similar tostudents enrolled in the humanities, business, and education. However, students who changemajors are then far less likely to select engineering as their next career choice.1 This relativeoutflow without a

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Innovative Project-based Learning Practices in Manufacturing

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Karen Kenyon, Grand Valley State University; John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University

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design coursesfocused on creating and fabricating assistive technology products for individuals with disabilitieshave become increasing common over recent years 1-3. This paper describes an innovativeteaching approach through which engineering students and doctor of physical therapy (DPT)students came together to design and build a power mobility device that allows young childrenwith severe motor, cognitive, and communication deficits the opportunity to move and exploretheir environment in a safe and effective manner.Engineering Course Overview Within the engineering design course at our University, concepts related to needs analysisand problem definition; design criteria and critical parameter identification; and consideration